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Flora
	Municipality
	Municipality of Flora
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	; Map of Apayao with Flora highlighted;
	; ; ; ; Flora; ; ; Location within the Philippines;
	Coordinates: 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°E / 18.12; 121.4Coordinates: 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°E / 18.12; 121.4;
Country	; Philippines;
Region	; Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Apayao
District	Lone District
Barangays	; 16 (see Barangays)
Government ;
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor;	Richard U. De San Jose
• Electorate	9,490 voters (2016)
Area ;
• Total	324.40 km2 (125.25 sq mi)
Population (2015 census);
• Total	17,391
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	; UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3810
PSGC	148103000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	Tropical rainforest climate
Income class	3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱)	95,064,080.94 (2016)
Native languages	Isnag; Tagalog

Municipality in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines

Flora, officially the Municipality of Flora, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,391 people.^[3]

Flora was created into a municipality on June 22, 1963 when several barrios and sitios of Pudtol were constituted into the newly created town.^[4]

Geography

Flora is located at 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°E / 18.12; 121.4.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 324.40 square kilometres (125.25 sq mi) ^[2] constituting 7000735000000000000♠7.35% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Flora is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.^[5]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015^[3]		2010^[6]
148103001	Allig	9.4%	1,635	1,507	▴	1.56%
148103002	Anninipan	6.0%	1,047	930	▴	2.28%
148103003	Atok	3.7%	642	584	▴	1.82%
148103004	Bagutong	7.8%	1,365	1,384	▾	−0.26%
148103005	Balasi	1.4%	243	238	▴	0.40%
148103006	Balluyan	8.2%	1,429	1,501	▾	−0.93%
148103008	Malayugan	7.4%	1,294	1,290	▴	0.06%
148103012	Mallig	3.2%	564	538	▴	0.90%
148103009	Malubibit Norte	5.8%	1,008	1,005	▴	0.06%
148103013	Malubibit Sur	3.4%	588	459	▴	4.83%
148103010	Poblacion East	15.6%	2,717	2,598	▴	0.86%
148103014	Poblacion West	11.4%	1,990	2,120	▾	−1.20%
148103015	San Jose	4.1%	714	690	▴	0.65%
148103016	Santa Maria	5.7%	998	817	▴	3.88%
148103011	Tamalunog	5.3%	921	837	▴	1.84%
148103017	Upper Atok (Coliman)	1.4%	236	245	▾	−0.71%
	Total		17,391	16,743	▴	0.73%

Demographics

Population census of Flora
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	6,510	—
1975	9,380	+7.60%
1980	12,295	+5.56%
1990	10,810	−1.28%
1995	12,310	+2.46%
2000	14,860	+4.12%
2007	16,016	+1.04%
2010	16,743	+1.63%
2015	17,391	+0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]

In the 2015 census, Flora had a population of 17,391.^[3] The population density was 54 inhabitants per square kilometre (140/sq mi).

Religion

The dominant religion in the city is Roman Catholic (Saint Joseph Parish in Poblacion East. However, other Christian sectors are also present in Flora such as Iglesia ni Cristo, United Methodist Church.

References

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^ ^a^b
"Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e
Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

^ "Republic Act No. 3672 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Flora in the Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 22 June 1963. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

^ "Municipal: Flora, Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

^ ^a^b
Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.